Documentary and unposed. Coverage follows the day as it happens rather than staging moments to happen again. That suits a couple who wants the day itself, not a reenactment of it.
It does not suit a couple who wants every frame directed and symmetrical. That is a different photographer and a fine thing to want - it is just not this.
Coverage hours, and what each one buys
Eight hours - Typically reaches the first dances. If the reception runs long, the send-off and late dancing will not be covered.
Ten hours - Reaches well into the party - cake, open dancing, and a proper send-off. This is the hour count most full-day weddings actually need.
Why there are two cameras
One camera cannot be on the aisle and on the groom’s face at the same moment. That reaction, the one nobody staged, is often the best frame of the day, and it only exists because a second shooter was already there.
The engagement session, and what it is actually for
Most couples have never really been photographed before. The wedding day is a bad first time to learn how to stand in front of a camera, so the engagement session is a rehearsal - a low-stakes hour to get comfortable before the day that matters.
The timeline conversation
This is where the work actually happens before the day does. Getting-ready light matters more than the room looks like it should - a north-facing window beats a beautiful room with the wrong light.
A first look is an honest trade: more time and a calmer day, against the tradition of seeing each other at the aisle. Neither answer is wrong, but it has to be chosen on purpose.
Fifteen minutes at golden hour are reserved on every timeline, on purpose, before the light is gone for the year.
